Clean Water Saves Lives
In underdeveloped countries unclean water is an immeasurably greater threat to human security than violent conflict.
While issues such as natural disasters and civil unrest receive immediate international action, acquiring access to clean water is often a silent emergency experienced by the poor.
In countries and villages with little financial resources and planning capacity, the multiplier effects of poor water sanitation become evident in higher health care costs, loss of economic productivity, and ultimately the loss of human lives.
Globally, nearly 1.
1 billion people lack access to safe water for drinking and proper sanitation and hygiene.
Water related diseases such as dysentery, cholera, and typhoid claim the lives of over 2 million people each year, the majority of whom are infants and children.
The estimated two-thirds of the world population without access to potable water survive on less than $2 a day and often live in remote villages where the cost of clean water is five to ten times more than in nearby higher-income communities.
Fortunately non-profit organizations and charities, such as Defy Thirst, Water Aid, and Water for People have created simple and cost-effective solutions to combat unclean water, empowering the health and lives of millions of people.
A water filtration system engineered by Defy Thirst uses UV waves, sedimentation filtration, and activated carbon to treat water contaminated by microorganisms, human and animal waste, and to even harvest rainwater for drinking.
With aid and innovative solutions from organizations such as Defy Thirst, communities in Haiti, Honduras, and Ecuador have experienced gains in reducing poverty, improving health, stimulating economic development, and raising standards of living.
We have a collective responsibility to save millions of lives by combating the global threat of unclean water.
Check out some of the many organizations dedicated to providing potable drinking water to people across the world to find out how you can help.
While issues such as natural disasters and civil unrest receive immediate international action, acquiring access to clean water is often a silent emergency experienced by the poor.
In countries and villages with little financial resources and planning capacity, the multiplier effects of poor water sanitation become evident in higher health care costs, loss of economic productivity, and ultimately the loss of human lives.
Globally, nearly 1.
1 billion people lack access to safe water for drinking and proper sanitation and hygiene.
Water related diseases such as dysentery, cholera, and typhoid claim the lives of over 2 million people each year, the majority of whom are infants and children.
The estimated two-thirds of the world population without access to potable water survive on less than $2 a day and often live in remote villages where the cost of clean water is five to ten times more than in nearby higher-income communities.
Fortunately non-profit organizations and charities, such as Defy Thirst, Water Aid, and Water for People have created simple and cost-effective solutions to combat unclean water, empowering the health and lives of millions of people.
A water filtration system engineered by Defy Thirst uses UV waves, sedimentation filtration, and activated carbon to treat water contaminated by microorganisms, human and animal waste, and to even harvest rainwater for drinking.
With aid and innovative solutions from organizations such as Defy Thirst, communities in Haiti, Honduras, and Ecuador have experienced gains in reducing poverty, improving health, stimulating economic development, and raising standards of living.
We have a collective responsibility to save millions of lives by combating the global threat of unclean water.
Check out some of the many organizations dedicated to providing potable drinking water to people across the world to find out how you can help.